jpdb beta

several seconds

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suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn

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backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

2

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

2

morning newspaper

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mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

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towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

2

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

1

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

1

civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

1

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

2

don't worry; no worries; never mind

1

solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering

1

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

1

to pretend

4

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

1

independent action; acting alone

1

speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

1

to look towards

2

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

1

astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment

1

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

1

excuse; pretext

3

nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

2

face to face

1

double effort

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... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow

1

mentioning later; discussing below

1

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

1

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

1

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

1

centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental

1

to the trained eye

1

to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another

1

shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)

1

condition; state (of health); appearance

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negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

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verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

1

(measuring) ruler

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to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

4

even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

1

showy; ostentatious

1

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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